As we pass the 36th week, the greatest thing thus far is how relatively smoothly the pregnancy has gone. There was some morning sickness early on and some fatigue, but Clancy’s health has remained solid. As of a couple weeks… Continue Reading
Texas and Arizona have 7 of the top 52 in the contiguous United States. Georgia has five. California has four. Colorado, Oklahoma and Virginia have three. Alabama, Kentucky, Montana, and Tennessee have 2. Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri,… Continue Reading
A college professor mine once made the case that an early mistake that our country made was giving statehood away so freely. It would have been better, he reasoned, if statehood had been something earned and not given. He said… Continue Reading
Of the churches within the United States, one of the most gay-friendly is The Episcopal Church, the American branch of the Church of England. Though it varies from region to region, The Episcopal Church allows its priests to perform gay… Continue Reading
Will Wilkinson has a post investigating Chris Hayes’s comment that most Republicans are racist and the various pushback. This part caught my attention: When I was a Rand-toting libertarian lad, I believed, as I believe now, that racism of any… Continue Reading
It was a beautiful afternoon. That ended quickly. The sunny day became a sun we can’t see anymore. We’re nowhere near the flames, which are going up mostly on federal lands, but when you’re dealing with so many fires and… Continue Reading
Last week, Deadspin and the Wall Street Journal reported on Taylor Townsend, the young tennis phenom that the US Tennis Association attempted to sideline on account of her weight: But unbeknownst to everyone outside her inner circle, the USTA wasn’t… Continue Reading
Utah has the most or largest. After that, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Texas, South Dakota, Georgia, Idaho, Maryland, Washington, Virginia, Mississippi, Tennessee, South Carolina, New Mexico, Minneosota, Vermont, Connecticut, Alabama, Delaware, North Carolina, Arkansas, Alaska, North Dakota, Louisiana, Kansas, Oregon, New… Continue Reading
[This post was written on Hit Coffee in 2009. I reproduce it here only because I was reminded of the whole thing this afternoon. The post-script will include an epilogue.] Clint and I were sitting in the living room as… Continue Reading
One of the things I have never been good at is budgeting. I am actually good with money, but not budgeting. There’s something about knowing that I only have $x a month to spend on something that makes me want… Continue Reading